Trump says outlets barred from White House grounds are "a threat to our National Security"

CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued President Donald Trump and his administration after being barred from White House grounds, alleging violations of constitutional speech and press protections. The outlets requested a temporary restraining order in federal court in Washington, D.C., with emergency hearings possible this week. Trump announced the ban Friday and defended it Monday, saying he was not attacking press freedom but disputed reporting, which he characterized as false, and claiming the organizations presented a danger to the country while calling for quick action. The outlets said their journalists were turned away Saturday and their credentials seized. CNN also could not supply its scheduled pool feed for the president's United Nations trip, prompting other major networks to suspend shared TV coverage of the president. The dispute concerns press access to the president and the outlets' constitutional claims.